That may seem like a lot, but you have to ask what kind of
organization you're comparing the Red Cross to. Most would regard
them as a charity, but others might say they're more akin to a
large, complex organization that competes with corporations for
talent.

In 2010, the Red Cross finished its fiscal year with
revenues of about $3.6 billion in revenue (Line
I-12).

As far as 501(c)3s, that puts it on par with mega hospital
networks, not goodwill organizations.

That's a story in itself.

But keeping the focus on aid groups, if we look at executive comp
as a percentage of direct grants, we can get an idea of how well
Red Cross executives were paid.

For the Red Cross, total grants in the U.S. and abroad came in at
$383 million (Line
IX-2/3). That's 1.2% percent of executive comp.

Seems reasonable.

But in 2010, Feeding America, another relief group, provided
grants totaling $1.1 billion, according to
Guidestar (Line
IX-1). They paid top execs $2.7
million (Line
IX-5). That's .2% of grants.